fies

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See also: Fies, fiés, and fíes

English

Verb

fies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fy

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

fies

  1. second-person singular present indicative of fiar

French

Verb

fies

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fier

Galician

Verb

fies

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

German

Etymology

Spread during the 20th century from Low German, Low Franconian, and Central Franconian dialects, from Middle Low German vīs and early modern Dutch vijs, respectively. Compare contemporary Dutch vies (from a dialectal form). Per Pfeifer a connection with Latin spīrō (I breathe, blow) is possible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːs/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

fies (strong nominative masculine singular fieser, comparative fieser, superlative am fiesesten)

  1. disgusting, disagreeable
    ein fieser Geschmacka disgusting taste
  2. mean, uncomfortable, not nice
    eine fiese Fragean uncomfortable question
    Das war fies von dir.That was mean of you.
  3. (of a person) mean or otherwise dislikeable
    ein fieser Typ (depending on context)a mean/dislikable guy
  4. (colloquial, regional, western Germany) disgusted [with vor (+ dative) or von (+ dative) ‘by something’]
    Ich bin fies vor Käse.
    I find cheese disgusting.
    (literally, “I’m disgusted in front of cheese.”)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • fies” in Duden online
  • fies” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English face.

Pronunciation

Noun

fies (plural fies dem, quantified fies)

  1. face
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 6:15:
      Evribadi we did a sidong iina di plies we dem miit faasn dem yai pan Stiivn an si se im fies did a shain laik wan ienjel.
      And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel

Further reading

Latin

Verb

fīēs

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of faciō
  2. second-person singular future active indicative of fīō

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic فَأْس (faʔs).

Pronunciation

Noun

fies m (plural fisien)

  1. pickaxe
    Synonym: baqqun

Portuguese

Verb

fies

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

Spanish

Verb

fies

  1. second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of fiar